Created by Evalyn Halliwell for /hpgg/.
House Leaderboard
| House | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hufflepuff | 7 | ||
| Ravenclaw | 5 | ||
| Slytherin | 2 | ||
| Gryffindor | 2 |
Only the first correct answer counts for score.
Unsolved Riddles
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Solved Riddles
By: Evalyn Halliwell •
With pointed peak I seek the sky,
The breath of Zephyrus first to defy.
A home to many but none so tall,
Emissaries rest 'til darkness falls.
Answer:
The Owlery.
Explanation:
A tall tower which juts into the sky, tapering to a point at the top.
Zephyrus is the west wind, which hits the Owlery before any other part of Hogwarts.
Populated with numerous owls but no humans or larger creatures.
Messenger owls roost there during the day, and leave at night.
Correctly answered:
Euphemia.
By: Evalyn Halliwell •
My belly's filled as you fill yours,
'neath low-set skies with lights beset.
My colours changed by test of scores,
'tween friends and foes your place is set.
Answer:
The Great Hall.
Explanation:
The room is filled when students are there filling their bellies with food.
The Great Hall's ceiling is enchanted to look like the sky above, and full of floating candles.
At the end of each year, the Great Hall is redecorated in the colours of the House Cup winners.
All students eat here together. "Your place is set" refers to both place settings at a table and the Sorting Ceremony held here.
Correctly answered:
Florana Summerbee, Margaret Megamelons, Penney Pagan.
By: Evalyn Halliwell •
What's mine is yours and yours is mine,
To smear or prank or walk the line.
A piece of you held in my heart,
In mirror's view a brand new start.
Answer:
Polyjuice Potion.
Explanation:
Your physical features of the drinker become those of the subject.
May be used to smear the subject's reputation, play a prank, or anything in between.
The final ingredient of the potion is a part of the subject's body (most often a hair).
You see someone other than yourself in the mirror after using it.
Correctly answered:
Penney Pagan, Margaret Megamelons.
By: Evalyn Halliwell •
I lodge in dim and gloom and black,
A decade of terror for one who fears attack.
Yet friend to those who'd brave this place,
The serpent's eye might glimpse my face.
Hint given:
A decade may refer to any set of ten, not just years.
Answer:
The Giant Squid of the Black Lake.
Explanation:
The bottom of the lake where sunlight doesn't reach. "Black" refers to the Black Lake.
The squid has ten limbs (8 arms and 2 tentacles), and is feared by many.
It's actually quite amicable and has been known to help students in danger in the lake.
It can sometimes be seen from the window of the Slytherin common room.
Correctly answered:
Artorias Black.
By: Evalyn Halliwell •
Two crescents bright shall be my toll,
But best be clear lest lose control.
Fear me not, for I'll heed thy decree,
Though wildly forged I'll carry thee.
When golden red's turned verdant green,
One's not devoured nor where ye've been.
Answer:
Floo Powder.
Explanation:
Floo powder is priced at two sickles per scoop.
If the destination is not spoken clearly, one may be sent to the wrong location.
Floo flames are safe to enter and will send you where you request.
"Wildly forged" refers to Ignatia Wildsmith, the inventor of Floo powder.
When Floo powder is thrown into a fire, the flames become green.
Instead of being consumed by the flames, you'll be transported somewhere else.
Correctly answered:
Cheshire.
By: Evalyn Halliwell •
A friend to foe and foe to friend,
The best of help I'll always find.
Strings of fate I twist and bend,
Unless rebuffed by trial of mind.
Answer:
Imperius Curse.
Explanation:
Quite literally, can turn a friend into a foe and vice versa.
Anyone can be forced into servitude and absolute obedience.
The fate of the victim in the caster's hands. "Strings" also refers to puppet strings.
The curse can be defended against through exceptional willpower.
Correctly answered:
Garland Stephald.
By: Evalyn Halliwell •
In cloudy depths of deepest mystery,
Baptize, revive the dead and gone.
Seek and find the light of history,
Recall ye whence the strand is drawn.
Answer:
Pensieve.
Explanation:
Others' memories are a mystery, and the Pensieve has a cloudy look.
Looking into a Pensieve resembles baptism, and you can see the dead as if they were alive.
You use the Pensieve to view history, and the memories poured into it are luminous.
Memories extracted and stored for use with a Pensieve are drawn out as a glowing strand.
Correctly answered:
Ava Boyd, Anonymous, Hannah Hare.
By: Anonymous •
Thinly laced with strings of fire
Cogent forces join in fate
As adamant locutions tire
These witnesses doth animate
Only a mooncalf would conspire
Falsely never to lie in state
Hint given:
It's a spell.
Answer:
Unbreakable Vow.
Explanation:
Description of the visual effects of the spell linking the casters
A compelling or constraining power links them together
An unyielding verbal agreement is concluded
The two agreeing parties seal the spells effects
Only a fool would plot or plan
against the agreement as their death would result
Correctly answered:
Hannah Hare, Anonymous.
By: Fil •
Heart of wood
In the heart of the Forbidden Woods
Unlike Sonic I don't chuckle
Answer:
Bowtruckle.
Explanation:
Bowtruckles are made of plant/wood.
Bowtruckes live in forests and we see one in the Forbidden Forest at the Dragon Paddock.
It's well know that Bowtruckles don't chuckle -- I mean, Bowtruckle rhymes with Chuckle and I just wanted to say something funny.
Correctly answered:
Evalyn Halliwell.
By: Cheshire •
Birthed in fire
Caged and bound
My secrets strewn all around
Friend or foe or most unsound
I live to serve under his crown
Hint given:
Related to Severus Snape.
Answer:
Potions.
Explanation:
Typically cooked in a cauldron
Bottled for use
Potion notebooks are readily available for directions
Could be a helpful potion, a harmful poison, or blow up in your face if you screw up
Snape (aka the half-blood prince) had such mastery of potions and wrote down his tips & tricks in a handy dandy Advanced potions book
Correctly answered:
Eoin O'Dwyer.
By: Evalyn Halliwell •
Into your depths I'll peer and pry,
And divine a dwelling where you'll fly.
Though listen to your pleas I may,
You'll know your place by close of day.
Answer:
The Sorting Hat.
Explanation:
It looks into your mind to discern your personality and disposition.
The hat identifies which house you'll fit best in or be happiest in.
It takes into consideration the desires of the student in making its decision.
A new cohort of students is sorted into their houses by nightfall.
Correctly answered:
Ava Boyd.
By: Evalyn Halliwell •
A time-worn tree spells strife and greed,
With heart unseen from ghastly steed.
My strength be yours but know it's loaned,
This fealty's filched by force alone.
Answer:
The Elder Wand.
Explanation:
Made from elder wood, and has a history of violence.
The core of the wand is made from thestral tail hairs.
The most powerful wand in existence, but has no loyalty to its owner.
Its allegiance can only be gained by seizing it from the previous owner.
Correctly answered:
Hannah Hare.
By: Evalyn Halliwell •
I've braved rough seas with rugged might,
With sturdy arms I'll hold thee tight.
Were ever ye lost by greatest finesse,
Still would my touch thine face caress.
Answer:
Azkaban Prison.
Explanation:
Located in the North Sea, and built from rough-hewn stonework.
Thick, sturdy walls to keep hold of prisoners and never let go.
It would take "greatest finesse" to escape from such a high-security prison.
Reference to the "kiss" of dementors, which are sent to hunt down escapees.
Correctly answered:
Florana Summerbee.
By: Evalyn Halliwell •
Let's rendezvous fifteen to ten,
Meet where the lord's been crucified.
From one and one we'll run the line,
And there and back with friends aside.
Answer:
The Hogwarts Express.
Explanation:
15 (minutes) to 10 = 9:45 = 9 and 3/4, the platform where the train arrives.
The Hogwarts Express embarks passengers at King's Cross Station.
Departure time is at 11 o'clock sharp, after which it runs along the (rail) line.
Travelling to and from Hogwarts with one's cohort.
Correctly answered:
Faolán O'Dwyer.
By: Florana Summerbee •
We lived a happy life of wealth
till false trust end it all.
One half of us was gone for good
and our most precious with it too
Hint given:
We/us/our are two people.
People who have not read the books may not know this.
Answer:
Hepzibah Smith and Hokey.
Explanation:
Hepzibah Had a lot of money and Hokey lived in good conditions for a house elf.
Hepzibah showing Tom the cup of Hufflepuff and Slytherin's Locket.
Hepzibah got murdered.
Tom took the artefacts with him.
Correctly answered:
Penney Pagan.
By: Eoin O'Dwyer •
From those who love? I take
From those who worship? I accept
From those who hate? I steal
To those who have lost? I give
Answer
Regeneration Potion.
Explanation:
Bone of the father, unknowingly given.
Flesh of the servant, willingly sacrificed.
Blood of the enemy, forcibly taken.
The potion restores the body of one who has lost it.
Correctly answered:
Evalyn Halliwell.
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Archived Riddles
By: Hannah Hare •
With many brothers and sisters I stand
To gain my aid, a harsh trial you must face
I am death in the palm of your hand
Even the greatest of sins I can erase
Hint given:
I root myself firmly like a tree, ruin and salvation flows through me
Incorrect guesses:
Wand, Ministry of Magic, Time-Turner, Swooping Evil, Amortentia, Feldcroft Relic, Magic Eraser, Spider, Deathly Hallows, Elder Wand, Resurrection Stone, Tom Riddle's Diary, Thestral Tail Hair Wand Core, Sword of Gryffindor, Acromantula, Venomous Tentacula, Gravestone, Poppy.
Reason for archiving: Author forgot the answer.
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